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Humane Animal Trapping Near Springfield MI For Pest Critters

Providing gentle, humane wildlife removal service in Springfield Michigan and the surrounding areas. We are devoted to preserving the balance between people and nature.

Our team of skilled wildlife technicians in Springfield MI are trained specifically for the animals local to your area. We specialize in squirrel, raccoon, skunk, snake, groundhog, bat, and dead animal removal. We also offer a wide variety of other humane nuisance animal removal services covering moles, voles, and other unwanted wildlife, nuisance animals and pests.

Once your Springfield home or property has been humanely cleared of wildlife, our experienced nuisance animal trapping technicians make sure that it is restored and repaired so that wildlife cannot re-enter the property. All our Michigan wildlife professionals are licensed and insured for your protection and comply with all laws regarding Springfield wildlife control and pest prevention.

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It is important to know about the common types of wildlife diseases if you live near wooded areas, frequently participate in outdoor activities, own pets, or work with animals. Infectious diseases carried by wild animals can be spread to both humans and pets. These are called zoonotic diseases, and there are more than 150 known to exist. Continue reading to learn about 3 specific zoonotic diseases that are frequently carried and spread by common North American wildlife.

Rabies

Rabies is one of the most well-known and feared infectious viral diseases. It is caused by a viral agent called Rhabdovirus, and it is transmitted via animal bite, which allows the contaminated saliva to enter the victim's blood stream. Symptoms vary and gradually get worse as the disease progresses, but common symptoms often include fever, malaise, confusion, disorientation, muscle paralysis, convulsions, excessive drooling, panting, and eventually, death.

For animals, Rabies is almost always fatal; once the disease has developed, there is no cure or treatment for dogs or cats. On the other hand, humans rarely die from Rabies because there are treatments available for people who are bitten by a rabid animal. Common carriers include raccoons, coyotes, foxes, bats, and skunks.

Leptospirosis

Although not as well-known as Rabies, Leptospirosis is another serious zoonotic disease carried and transmitted by wild animals. It is a bacterial infection caused by spirochaete bacteria of the genus, Leptospira. Common carriers include skunks, raccoons, deer, rabbits, moles, and opossums. But unlike Rabies, Leptospirosis is not transmitted by contaminated saliva; instead, it is transmitted through contaminated urine of an infected animal. Transmission occurs when infected urine, soil, or water comes into contact with abraded or wounded skin, or when ingested. Sometimes, a dog might drink from an infected puddle on the ground.

Most human cases of Leptospirosis are mild, and some people do not show signs of the infection at all. But if left untreated, Leptospirosis can lead to meningitis, which is a condition that causes the tissue membranes around the brain to swell. And this can be fatal. Treatment for humans and pets generally includes antibiotics, glucose and salt solution infusions, and in severe cases, dialysis.

Raccoon Roundworm

Raccoon roundworm goes by many names, and it's not exclusively carried and spread by raccoons. Scientifically, it is called Baylisascaris Procyonis. But its condition is known as cutaneous and visceral larval migrans. These are basically worms that penetrate the skin and localize in an area close to the surface, causing redness, inflammation, itchiness, and pain. Transmission occurs when the eggs of the parasite are ingested. They enter the intestinal track and migrate through the organs, towards the skin.

Ingestion of infected animal droppings are a common cause of transmission, as well as, ingesting food or water that is contaminated with the roundworm parasite. Severity of the infection depends on how many and which organs the parasites migrated to. If they migrate to the eyes, brain, or spinal cord, the damage can be irreversible.

Prevention

Maintaining good hygiene, vaccinations, and pet vaccinations are effective methods for protecting yourself, your loved ones, and your pets from an infectious wildlife disease. Also, professional wildlife control services can be very beneficial because they can protect your property from potential animal intrusions, damages, and dangers.

And what about the droppings left behind in your attic? Is this something you want hanging above your head at night when you sleep? Raccoons are known for using a single spot in your home as a latrine, while using another part of your attic as their living area. This can lead to matted attic insulation and reduced “R” values, which means you continue to lose money as you continue to heat and cool your home. It can also lead to stained ceilings and unnecessary odors. Let our attic restoration professionals remove that soiled insulation and replace it with your choice of insulation products. Our specialists can prepare insurance bids with most major insurance companies and get your attic back in shape in no time. From gutter protection, attic fan vent guards, roof vent guards, gable vent closures and soffit vent repairs, our team can do it all with one single call.

Imagine the scenario: you're sitting around late one fall evening with your family, watching television. You have been hearing odd noises in your attic for some time, but assume it's just the mice that you have problems with every fall, or the birds that have a nest in your eaves that you haven't taken down. Then, you walk into the kitchen to get a snack, and run right into a confrontation with a bat. What do you do?

After you're done panicking and running away from the bat, you should calmly assess the situation and try to see if the bat made its way out of your home or not. If you find the bat again, then you need to call a bat removal Massachusetts specialist. If you don't find the bat, you should still call, and potentially call more so because you can't find the bat than if you did. Just because you can't find them doesn't mean that they are gone. On the contrary, one lost bat in your house usually points to a whole batty family making themselves at home in your attic.

You shouldn't take into consideration the time of day or the expense of bat removal Massachusetts. Living in a house with bats is very dangerous. They can bite you without you even knowing it if you are sleeping and their guano creates toxic air for you to breathe. If you cannot get a bat removal Massachusetts company out to your home right away, you need to consider staying somewhere else to keep your family safe and healthy until the bat problem is solved. It might seem like if you leave them alone it will be fine, but do you really want to jeopardize your family by taking that risk?

Bat removal Massachusetts is a very popular industry, because bats are so prominent in the Northeast United States. The majority of companies that you call will offer bat removal and exclusion programs, which will get the bats out of your home and keep them out for a few years to come. No one company can guarantee you a bat-free lifetime, because wear and age can create more gaps and cracks in your home down the road, no matter how solid it was built or how well it was repaired. These tiny cracks and gaps are like a neon welcome sign to bats and other creatures looking for a warm dry nest. Take the time to check for these things on a regular basis and you'll have a much better chance of keeping the bats out for good.

Dead Raccoon Clean Up

Raccoons are one of the most common animals to live inside attics. They can climb anything, and tear their way into almost anything. When they live inside your attic, it's their home - and their personal toilet as well. Raccoons can cause severe sanitation problems inside an attic - they poop and pee everywhere, and bring food and parasites inside as well. In some cases, the contamination can be severe. We highly recommend attic cleaning and restoration if you've had raccoons above your ceiling.

There are many sicknesses that humans can contract from nuisance wildlife droppings. If there has been a prolonged infestation of raccoons, bats, birds, mice, or any other wildlife, it is a good chance your attic needs to be restored. After the fecal matter of these nuisance animals sits in your attic over an extended period of time, it can start to develop spores of bacteria. Wildlife scent left in the attic will also attract more nuisance animals in the future. Usually 1-3 weeks of infestation can require the attic to be restored due to damages and wildlife scent. The offending nuisance wildlife animals should be trapped or excluded before attic clean up takes place. If you ever decide to inspect your own attic for wildlife droppings, make sure to get a quality respirator to avoid berating in any harmful material. If you are a homeowner with attic restoration questions, feel free to email me about your problems.

Attic remediation is a common service offered by wildlife removal businesses. Attic remediation sometimes becomes necessary when there has been an animal infestation in the attic area. Prolonged infestations often leave large amounts of waste and urine in the attic and the only way to rid the fierce odor is to remediate all the damaged insulation, sanitize the attic, and place new insulation down. Call the animal removal company listed in your area for attic restoration. If your area is not listed in my directory, email me and I will recommend a company. Attic remediation sometimes goes hand-in-hand with wildlife problems because of the damage they can cause to your attic. It is nice to have a company that can deal with all problems associated with nuisance wildlife instead of having to hire separate companies for different services.

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After all animals have been removed from the premises, we offer services for animal proofing and exclusion, to prevent animal problems in the future. We also provide these services for houses, buildings, etc where animals are not currently present but are desired to be kept out. We offer animal proofing for decks, porches, sheds, stoops, chimneys, bathroom fan vents, stove vents, roof vents, gable vents, attic fans, eaves, soffit openings, foundations, and more. We also specialize in bat exclusions and proofing; chimney caps, and fan and vent screenings.

Catch and remove raccoons from attic. Michigan Wildlife Removal: Wildlife capture and removal is of course, an essential part of nuisance wildlife control. While most people appreciate nature, they do not always appreciate the destruction of property, disturbance of peace, or health risks that wild animals in and around the home cause. The goal of Michigan Wildlife Removal is to quickly and humanely eliminate the animals causing the problems. The goal is not to eliminate every animal in the neighborhood, just the target ones causing you the headaches. For example, if a raccoon is living in your chimney, Michigan Wildlife Removal will not set traps on the ground, which may catch any number of non-target raccoons or other animals. Michigan Wildlife Removal will go right for the target animals in the chimney.

Wildlife Exclusion Services For Skunks

Sometimes a homeowners insurance policy can cover the remediation of insulation when you have had a nuisance wildlife infestation. This depends on the insurance company and the type of policy you have purchased through them. Some insurance companies will say no coverage for urine / feces related damage. Nuisance animals will also burrow through insulation and make tunnels throughout the attic space. This can commonly mat down the insulation and cause damage to the insulation itself by changing R-Value in the contaminated insulation. This is something that can be mentioned when the insurance company says they do not cover urine or droppings from nuisance wildlife animals. Contact me to have a wildlife professional provide attic restoration services. Decontamination of the attic using bacteria killing remedies is key to eliminate wildlife scent from your attic.